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Neostorm
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 Re: Official Summer Olympics 2008 Thread AgentX wrote: Neostorm wrote: Wow... talk about pressure from 91,000 spectators. And 1.3 Billion other people I forgot abou that! A CBC commentor was saying that the main Chinese Sporting Official, said that if he didn't win this Gold medal, that his 2004 Gold Medal and World Win would be meaningless. So 91,000 spectators who left in disbelief + 1.3 Billion fans + Chinese government. I would not want to be in his shoes at all. It's too bad, he really looked like he was in pain. I hope ppl understand.
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xiayun
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Re: Official Summer Olympics 2008 Thread Neostorm wrote: I just saw it right now  He hurt his right ankle while preparing... The crowd went silent and then took off when he left the hurdles after a false start where he looked like he was in a lot of pain. Wow... talk about pressure from 91,000 spectators. It's an old injury from May, and people have been speculating its possibility for a while, but still hurt greatly nonetheless when it indeed happened. _________________Recent watched movies: American Hustle - B+ Inside Llewyn Davis - B Before Midnight - A 12 Years a Slave - A- The Hunger Games: Catching Fire - A- My thoughts on box office
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Neostorm
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Re: Official Summer Olympics 2008 Thread So his trainer, said that he had this problem before 2004 athens, the Injury has been going back and forth during the years... He had a problem in his tendon; they were worried about his bones, somethign about developing a hard bump.
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Neostorm
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Re: Official Summer Olympics 2008 Thread His trainer was crying, reporters asking his trainer questions were crying, and he's too depressed to give a statement.
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neo_wolf
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Re: Official Summer Olympics 2008 Thread Meh, i dont care about that guy, atleast Hector Cotto advanced. 
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Levy
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Re: Official Summer Olympics 2008 Thread "Whoops, there are doping controls? I better limp out of the stadium" 
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Re: Official Summer Olympics 2008 Thread MadGez wrote: Based on the medal tally so far and population of each country - here how the top 20 stack up per population:
1. Jamaica 1 medal for every 678,500 people
2. Australia 1 medal for every 737,724 people
3. Slovakia 1 medal for every 1,350,500 people
4. Netherlands 1 medal for every 1,644,500 people
5. Czech Republic 1 medal for every 2,080,600 people
6. South Korea 1 medal for every 2,192,000 people
7. Great Britain 1 medal for every 2,440,000 people
8. France 1 medal for every 2,578,920 people
9. Romania 1 medal for every 2,679,750 people
10. Ukraine 1 medal for every 3,289,929 people
11. Italy 1 medal for every 3,315,000 people
12. Germany 1 medal for every 3,915,095 people
13. North Korea 1 medal for every 3,965,000 people
14. Russia 1 medal for every 4,577,032 people
15. United States 1 medal for every 4,690,508 people
16. Canada 1 medal for every 4,764,000 people
17. Poland 1 medal for every 6,352,500 people
18. Japan 1 medal for every 6,384,500 people
19. Spain 1 medal for every 7,677,167 people
20. China 1 medal for every 21,730,541 people Switzerland...one medal for every 1,400,000 people!  _________________Libs wrote: FILMO, I'd rather have you eat chocolate syrup off my naked body than be a moderator here.
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snack
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Re: Official Summer Olympics 2008 Thread Damn...the judges REALLY screwed over Alicia Sacramone on vault. She can't get a break at all these games.
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pinkvision
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Re: Official Summer Olympics 2008 Thread I was sad for Shawn Johnson, although Sandra Izbasa did an amazing job. Just seems like Shawn and Silver are always a duo. I was proud to see the US take home bronxe and silver though. That duo (Shawn and Nastia) have just be doing an amazing job. Here is a link to this entire documentary dedicated to all the atheletes that have made US proud in the Olympics! http://www.letitout.com
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Re: Official Summer Olympics 2008 Thread I demand a doping control in the Box Office Elimination and in the Tomatometer games.
Who's with me? Levy? Levy?
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Levy
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Re: Official Summer Olympics 2008 Thread Neostorm wrote: His trainer was crying, reporters asking his trainer questions were crying, and he's too depressed to give a statement. The trainer should get a razzie for worst acting. That was so unrealistic and pathetic...
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Rev
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Re: Official Summer Olympics 2008 Thread Levy is one cold sonofabitch! Rev wrote: Liu Xiang of China is going down!  He's going to be upset at the 110m hurdle final next week by an American.  if he makes it that far.  he might just pull a Tyson Gay and not even qualify for the finals. Sorry, China 
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xiayun
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Re: Official Summer Olympics 2008 Thread Levy wrote: "Whoops, there are doping controls? I better limp out of the stadium" That's just too much. You were the one who said in Athens that Liu was the one guy who didn't cheat as he was tested so much in European competitions prior to the Game. He is clean, and the way he wanted to run even though he knew how much permanent damage he could've done to his Achilles is beyond courageous. _________________Recent watched movies: American Hustle - B+ Inside Llewyn Davis - B Before Midnight - A 12 Years a Slave - A- The Hunger Games: Catching Fire - A- My thoughts on box office
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Rev
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Re: Official Summer Olympics 2008 Thread xiayun wrote: Levy wrote: "Whoops, there are doping controls? I better limp out of the stadium" That's just too much. You were the one who said in Athens that Liu was the one guy who didn't cheat as he was tested so much in European competitions prior to the Game. He is clean, and the way he wanted to run even though he knew how much permanent damage he could've done to his Achilles is beyond courageous. Yeah what the hell, Levy?
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Levy
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Re: Official Summer Olympics 2008 Thread xiayun wrote: That's just too much. You were the one who said in Athens that Liu was the one guy who didn't cheat as he was tested so much in European competitions prior to the Game. He is clean, and the way he wanted to run even though he knew how much permanent damage he could've done to his Achilles is beyond courageous. Well, obviously I was joking. On the other hand I doubt Liu was tested as much in front of these olympics.
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xiayun
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Re: Official Summer Olympics 2008 Thread Levy wrote: xiayun wrote: That's just too much. You were the one who said in Athens that Liu was the one guy who didn't cheat as he was tested so much in European competitions prior to the Game. He is clean, and the way he wanted to run even though he knew how much permanent damage he could've done to his Achilles is beyond courageous. Well, obviously I was joking. On the other hand I doubt Liu was tested as much in front of these olympics. But he hasn't played much this season due to injury and hasn't broken 13.0 seconds. Basically I don't see any evidence that even suggests he may be doping. His best time last year was 12.95 when he won the world championship in Japan, still slower than what he ran in Athens. _________________Recent watched movies: American Hustle - B+ Inside Llewyn Davis - B Before Midnight - A 12 Years a Slave - A- The Hunger Games: Catching Fire - A- My thoughts on box office
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Rev
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Re: Official Summer Olympics 2008 Thread the Americans swept the medals in the Men 400m Hurdles Final yesturday. Gold -Angelo Taylor Silver -Kerron Clement Bronze -Bershawn Jackson 
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Re: Official Summer Olympics 2008 Thread I'm so sad for Liu And I'm so glad swimming is over. NBC has been milking the Phelps story to a sickening degree, and I've been totally put off by the guy's attitude. And his mom...wow, what a fake. _________________In order of preference: Christian, Argos MadGez wrote: Briefs. Am used to them and boxers can get me in trouble it seems. Too much room and maybe the silkiness have created more than one awkward situation. My Box-Office Blog: http://boxofficetracker.blogspot.com/
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Re: Official Summer Olympics 2008 Thread Well, after NBC showed that graphic breaking down the process of how a tie is broken then it makes sense to some degree. Nastia lost by .1 essentially. It is hard to swallow since there are ties at Worlds and I think you can have ties in other competitions but these subjective sports I guess you just can't end in a tie. All in all, again it makes sense somewhat but there's still a bit of a sour taste.
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Rev
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Re: Official Summer Olympics 2008 Thread what the hells wrong with giving the girls two gold medal.  they had a tie score after all. they do it in other sports they should do it in gymnastics. 
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snack
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Re: Official Summer Olympics 2008 Thread nghtvsn wrote: Well, after NBC showed that graphic breaking down the process of how a tie is broken then it makes sense to some degree. Nastia lost by .1 essentially. It is hard to swallow since there are ties at Worlds and I think you can have ties in other competitions but these subjective sports I guess you just can't end in a tie. All in all, again it makes sense somewhat but there's still a bit of a sour taste. That would actually be 0.001 But the other girl was overscored anyways (the one who got gold)...I actually thought the Chinese girl who got the bronze deserved the gold (and the commentators seemed to more or less agree), Natia silver, and the Chinese girl that won gold deserved bronze. But man...the girls Individual gymnastics results have been pretty controversial in every event so far. I don't think this new scoring method/overhaul is going so well.
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xiayun
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Re: Official Summer Olympics 2008 Thread At least the controversy here is less than the vault final. Those girls delivered big time on uneven bar.
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Levy
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Re: Official Summer Olympics 2008 Thread I was wondering one thing: I don't Jacques Rogge is execptionally smart, but he surely doesn't believe that they are able to catch all doping cheaters. However he said before the games he expects to catch 30-40 cheaters. Well, the games are over the halfway-point and what do we got? 4? 5? To me that's proof enough that the doping controls are more behind than ever.
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Box
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Re: Official Summer Olympics 2008 Thread Britain is having an incredible Olympics. Why? It seems everyone except Russia is going well.  _________________In order of preference: Christian, Argos MadGez wrote: Briefs. Am used to them and boxers can get me in trouble it seems. Too much room and maybe the silkiness have created more than one awkward situation. My Box-Office Blog: http://boxofficetracker.blogspot.com/
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Harry Warden
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Re: Official Summer Olympics 2008 Thread Box wrote: And I'm so glad swimming is over. NBC has been milking the Phelps story to a sickening degree, and I've been totally put off by the guy's attitude. And his mom...wow, what a fake. Phelps' is an idiot. Every interview went something like this: Reporter: How do you feel about your accomplishments? Phelps: I don't know. I'm at a loss of words. I, I, I'm at a loss of words." Reporter: What are plans now? Phelps: I don't know. I'm at a loss of words right now. A loss of words, man. Learn how to speak for godsakes!
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